801.04 Playing the Stipulated Course

A. It is the responsibility of the player to play the course
correctly. Before play begins, players shall attend the players'
meeting and ask about any special conditions that may exist on the
course, including extra holes, alternate teeing areas, alternate hole
placements, out-of-bounds areas, and mandatories.

B. Specific Types of Misplay and Penalty Procedures for Each:

Wrong Tee: Teeing off from the wrong teeing area. If the
misplay is discovered after the player's throw from the incorrect
teeing area, but before a subsequent throw, the player shall re-tee
from the correct teeing area and treat the initial throw as a practice
throw (one throw added to the player's score). If the misplay is
discovered after a subsequent throw, the player shall proceed to
complete the hole and receive a two-throw penalty for the misplay.
Misplayed
Mandatory: Failing to attempt to navigate a mandatory route. If the
misplay is discovered after a player's throw has passed beyond the
mandatory on the wrong side, but before a subsequent throw has been
made, the player shall be assessed a one-throw penalty and play from
the drop zone as stipulated in 803.12 B. If the misplay is discovered
after a player's throw has passed beyond the mandatory on the wrong
side, and a subsequent throw has been made, the player shall finish the
hole without playing from the drop zone, and receive a two-throw
penalty for the misplay.
Wrong Target: If a player holes out
on the wrong target for a given hole, he or she will continue play from
a lie directly beneath that target, without penalty. If the player
holes out at the wrong target, and believes the hole is completed, and
proceeds to play the next hole, a two-throw penalty will be added to
that player's score for misplaying the course.
Out-Of-Bounds
Play: Playing an out-of-bounds disc as if it were in-bounds. If the
misplay is discovered after the throw from out-of-bounds, but before a
subsequent throw has been made, the player shall throw from the correct
lie and treat the throw from out-of-bounds as a practice throw (one
throw added to the player's score). If the misplay is discovered after
a subsequent throw, the player shall proceed to complete the hole and
receive a two-throw penalty for the misplay.
Non-Sequential
Play: Skipping a hole or playing the holes in the wrong order. If the
misplay is discovered after an initial throw has been made but before a
subsequent throw has been made, the player shall re-tee from the
correct teeing area and count the initial throw as a practice throw
(one throw added to the player's score). If the misplay is discovered
after a subsequent throw has been made, the hole being played shall be
completed. Immediately thereafter, the player shall proceed to play the
course in its proper order from the point where the misplay began.
Regardless of the number of holes skipped, or played in the wrong
order, a total of two penalty throws shall be added to the player's
score for the misplay infraction. The score earned from any completed
hole(s) shall stand. Any completed hole(s) shall not be replayed.

C. In instances where the misplay rules affect players within a
group differently, the group shall remain together while a hole is
being completed by some of the group to verify scoring and rules
compliance.

D. In instances where a misplay is discovered after the
pertinent hole or holes have been completed (holed out), the misplay
shall not be replayed and the player shall receive a two-throw penalty
for the misplay.

E. In instances where a misplay is discovered after the player
has turned in his or her scorecard, the misplay shall not be replayed
and the player shall receive a two-throw penalty for the misplay.

F. A player who deliberately misplays the course to gain
competitive advantage has violated 804.05 A (3) and shall be penalized
in accordance with this section.